
Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Alastair Young
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
Alastair has extensive experience advising clients on UK North Sea, international and cross-border energy sector transactions, including upstream and midstream oil and gas M&A, joint ventures, long-term and high-value contracts, and major energy projects.
Eni S.p.A. on its acquisition of shares in E&E Algeria Touat B.V. (a JV with significant Algerian assets) from Engie, with PTTEP simultaneously acquiring an interest in that JV.
SOCAR on its acquisition of a 10% equity stake in the Tamar gas field, Israel
LetterOne in relation to Harbour Energy’s US$11.2bn acquisition of Wintershall Dea assets.
Prax Group on its agreement to acquire interests in the Catcher and Golden Eagle oil and gas fields in the UK North Sea from One-Dyas B.V.
Prax (and the Administrators of its upstream business) on its agreement to sell its entire UK North Sea upstream oil and gas business to Serica Energy plc
Prax Group on its agreement to acquire all of TotalEnergies’ operated interest in the West of Shetland Greater Laggan Area oil and gas fields, and the onshore Shetland Gas Plant.
Eni S.p.A. on its sale of a package of onshore oil and gas fields in Egypt to Apex International Energy (a private equity company backed by Bluewater).*
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures on its development of a 34 MW/68 MWh utility scale battery storage project, to be constructed and operated by Tesla in the UK.*
SPE Guinea Bissau AB on its agreement to sell participating interests in the Sinapa and Esperança oil and gas licences, offshore Guinea Bissau, to CNOOC.*
Apache Corporation on its sale of multiple UK North Sea upstream oil and gas assets to Chrysaor Limited.*
Eni S.p.A. on its sale of interests in Egypt’s super-giant Zohr field to Rosneft for US$1.125bn and BP for US$375m.*
Apache Corporation on the disposal of its operated interest in the SAGE System to Ancala Partners, and on Apache’s associated long-term gas transportation and processing agreement.*
Apache Corporation on the US$800m sale of its oil and gas business in Argentina to YPF S.A.*
Apache Corporation on the disposal of its interests in the Scott and Telford oil fields in the UK North Sea to Edison.*
Apache Corporation on its acquisition of Mobil North Sea Limited (holding significant UK North Sea assets) from Exxon Mobil for US$1.75bn.*
BG Group on its assets in Brazil.*
EOG Resources, Inc. on its assets in Trinidad.*
Sinopec on its acquisition of 49% of the shares in Talisman Energy (UK) Limited (holding significant UK North Sea assets) for US$1.5bn.*
TAQA on its establishment of the Bergermeer Gas Storage Project in the Netherlands and its strategic partnership agreement with Gazprom, the supplier of supply cushion gas to the project.*
San Leon Energy plc on its £31m AIM placing and farm-outs in Poland to Talisman and Palomar Natural Resources.*
Serica Energy on the sale to KrisEnergy of a group of its Dutch BV and Singaporean subsidiaries holding upstream oil and gas assets, including the Kutai and East Seruway PSCs in Indonesia.*
Suncor Energy Inc on the €445m sale of its upstream oil and gas business in the Netherlands to Dana Petroleum plc.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.